Born Genesis Gabriella Tina Manney on July 7 1994 better known by her stage name Gigi Lamayne.
She was raised in different neighborhoods around Johannesburg, South Africa: Lenasia, Soweto, Eldorado Park and Yeoville.

Gigi Lamayne released her debut mixtape titled, El Principio-16 in 2011 and has since released four albums: Colour of Reign 2014, Ground Zero (May 2016), i-Genesis (October 2016), VI (2018).

Gigi Lamayne has contributed a lot to the local Hip Hop scene and broken a lot of records in the process, including being the first teenage female rapper in South Africa to be signed to a prominent label at the age of 16.

She has won multiple awards including Best Female at the South African Hip Hop Awards 2013 and again in 2014.

Gigi has been signed to different record labels at different stages of her career where she has worked alongside the legendary Pro Kid, Khuli Chana, Ms. Cosmo, etc.